1 Kings 8:7

8:7 The cherubs’ wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles. ¹ 

1 Kings 8:3

8:3 When all Israel’s elders had arrived, the priests lifted the ark.

1 Kings 8:5

8:5 Now King Solomon and all the Israelites who had assembled with him went on ahead of the ark and sacrificed more sheep and cattle than could be counted or numbered. ² 

[8:7]  ¹ sn And its poles. These poles were used to carry the ark. See Exod 25:13-15.

[8:5]  ² tn Heb “And King Solomon and all the assembly of Israel, those who had been gathered to him, [were] before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle which could not be counted or numbered because of the abundance.”